ब्रह्मणा समनुज्ञातः सोऽप्युपाविशदासने | उपविष्टे तदा तस्मिन्साक्षाल्लोकपितामहे | १-२-२७ तद्गतेनैव मनसा वाल्मीकिर्ध्यानमास्थितः ||
paapaatmanaa kR^itam kaShTam vaira grahaNa buddhinaa | 1-2-28 yat taadR^isham chaaruravam krauncham hanyaat akaaraNaat ||
Translation
Even though Valmiki sat on his seat when duly permitted by Brahma, and though the Grandparent of the worlds is manifestly sitting before him, but the same broodings on those happenings occurred on that day have recurred on his mind. [1-2-27-28a]
Audio Recitation
Word by word
saH api
he [Valmiki,] even
aasane upaaviShat
sat on seat
tadaa
then
upaviSTe [sati]
seated [before him, though]; Valmiki
tat gatena eva
those, happenings, only
manasaa dhyaanam aasthitaH
mentally, brooding, recurred.
Chapter context
Valmiki gets divine guidance to compile the epic
41 verses · Verse 27 of 41
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